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Hollins is a small city of 17,097 people in Roanoke County, Virginia. It's about 5 miles from Roanoke, VA and 127 miles from Raleigh, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,097people
$244kTypical home
$1,193/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
12"Snow
235Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,097
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,987 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Raleigh, NC
- 5 mi to Roanoke, VA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,541/mo)
- Median rent $1,193/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,381 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ROA airport
- 86 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 147 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Roanoke County: R+23 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk